The Port Authority of New South Wales, Sydney, has revealed a plan to build the world’s first 100% renewable energy shore-powered shipping precinct.
The decision came five years after the state government ruled out shore power in 2017, since a feasibility study found it too expensive. The Port Authority is now intending to convert the Bays Port in the center of Sydney to introduce shore power for cruise ships and bulk carriers arriving at the port.
Glebe Island and White Bay are part of the Bay Ports zone, which will be the first bulk cargo precinct totally powered by shore power, according to the statement.
